Windmille-operated generator



F. ALOVERSTREET. v WINDMILL OPERATED GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7. I916.

Patented m 27, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET F. A. OVER STBEET WINDMILL OPERATED GENERATOR APPLICATION FILED OCT-H1916.

PatntedJuly27,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. OVERSTLREET, 0F FORT SUMNER, NEW MEXICO.

'WINDMILL-OPERATED GENERATOR.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, FRANK A. Ovnnsrnnn'r,"

a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Sumner, in the county of Guadalupe and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVindmill-Operated Generators; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved generator attachable to and operable by a windmill for utilizing the power of the windmill in the production of an electrical current.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for controlling the output of the generator so as to prevent overloading of the circuitincident to the variations in the speed of the windmill.

Another object is the provision of an automatic cutout of novel and eflicient contruction for preventing the GlGCtI'lCltY StOIfBCl 1n the battery from discharging into the generator, when the latter is idle.

V the rotatable frame 6. The wind wheel \Vith these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the noved construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and. illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of a windmill, showing the improved generator attachedthereto,

'Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly broken away, thereof,

Fig. 3 represents a horizontal sectional view on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1, and

.Fig. 4 representsv a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the windmill.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates the supporting frame structure of a well known type of windmill upon which'is supported shaft 7 is rotatably supported'in the frame 6 and carries the spider 8 to which the blades Specification of Letters Patent.

The generator attachment comprises the generator base 9 detachably secured to the frame 6 bybolts 10 and upon which is supported the generator 11. A split gear wheel 12 is provided with inwardly directed arms 13 adjustably secured to the spider S, whereby the gear wheel is rotated therewith. The gear wheel 12 is connected bya train of gears 14; with a pinion 15 onthe generator shaft 15, whereby the rotary movement of the windmill is transmitted to the generator.

A depending socket or sleeve 16 is connected with the generator base 9 and receives a downwardly extending and vertieally adjustable arm 17. A pair ofbrush holders 18 and 19 are secured to the lower terminal of the arm 17 and receive brushes 20 and 21, respectively, which engage the annular contacts 22 and 23, which latter are supported upon the top of the windmill frame 5 and are insulated from the latter and each other. By proper adjustment of the arm 17 the brushes 20 and 21, when worn may be brought into proper relation to the annular contacts.

The gear wheels 15 and 14 are completely inclosed in a gear case 2 1 and the contacts 22 and 23 and the brushes 20 and 21 are inclosed ina casing'25,

Patented July 27; 1920. Application filed October 7, 1916. Serial No. 124,323.

' A housing 27 is secured laterally to the generator casing and incloses an electrical I governor, not shown.

sleeve.

'In testimony whereof I affix-my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' FRANK A; OVERSTREET.

Witnesses K, W. EDWARDS, M, V. EDWA 

